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The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
Mass Casualty Triage ... interventions, and Treatment ... Disaster #SALT #Triage ... #MassCasualty # ... Incident #Algorithm
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
any etiology • Trigger ... cold exposure, infection ... and menses • Pathophysiology ... or high T3 • Treatment ... repletion, Avoid triggers
Mass Casualty Incident Triage Algorithm

Black Tag - No further treatment
Red Tag - Treat these patients first
Yellow
Casualty Incident Triage ... Algorithm Black ... Tag - No further treatment ... #Management #MassCasualty ... #Triage #Algorithm
Algorithm for treatment of a Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)

#CLABSI #Algorithm #CentralLine #Infection #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Algorithm for treatment ... CLABSI) #CLABSI #Algorithm ... #CentralLine #Infection ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases ... #Treatment #Duration
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections

Epidemiology
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment Algorithm
Suppression and Prophylaxis

By Tina Hang, MD @TinaPhamHang via
Clostridioides difficile Infections ... Algorithm Suppression ... clostridium #cdiff #Infections ... #infectiousdiseases ... #algorithm
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
the study) • Triggers ... : ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis: Infection ... Renal Failure Treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... #1 nosocomial infection ... #Clostridium #Infection ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Treatment ... Mucormycosis Treatment ... Cryptococcosis Treatment ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
search for and treatment ... ▪ Infections ... Pathophysiology ... Treatment Approach ... : Infections, malignancy